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Parcel E2 is the site of the Navy’s industrial dump, that infamous mass of contaminants that caught fire in 2000 and continued to burn underground for six months. The Navy is currently looking at a number of proposals to clean up this area but, sadly, its preferred solution is to merely put a cap on this contaminated parcel and hand it over to the City. This is an unlined dump and putting a cap on top will not stop ground water (or even the rising bay waters themselves) from interacting with the contaminants, nor provide a remedy if an earthquake shatters the cap.
Originally posted by AceWombat04
This is from last year, but deals with what we've been talking about. Thought it might be interesting to you, OP.
Parcel E2 is the site of the Navy’s industrial dump, that infamous mass of contaminants that caught fire in 2000 and continued to burn underground for six months. The Navy is currently looking at a number of proposals to clean up this area but, sadly, its preferred solution is to merely put a cap on this contaminated parcel and hand it over to the City. This is an unlined dump and putting a cap on top will not stop ground water (or even the rising bay waters themselves) from interacting with the contaminants, nor provide a remedy if an earthquake shatters the cap.
Source: US Navy, Electeds, Dragging Feet Over Hunters Point Shipyard Toxic Cleanup?